Air, Iron and Plastic: U.S Military Legacy to Pulmonary Support Medicine
During the Korean War, the U.S. Air Force developed the "flying lung" for aeromedical evacuation of polio patients requiring respiratory support. Decades later, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted the use of 3D printing for the production of scalable respiratory devices. These examples showcase how military innovations have advanced respiratory care.
Authors
- Rahim Hirani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9304-9916)
- Mill Etienne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8086-3986)
- Chase Goldberg
- Patricia Weinstein
- Marvin Campos
- Joanna Tao
Institutions
- New York Medical College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Military Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/milmed/usaf464
- Primary Topic
- Energetic Materials and Combustion
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00